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VIIJLIAM OTT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 320,676, dated June 23, 1885.

Application filed November 17, 1884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Orr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinios, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SofaBeds; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

Hitherto in sofa beds, wherein provision has been made for the storing of the bedclothes, the various contrivances for affording such provision have tended to render the article cumbersome both in size and appearance, and access to them for the purpose of storing away or removing the bedclothes is rendered inconvenient, since to gain such access it is necessary to move the sofa-bed.

It is my object to overcome these objections and to provide a sofa-bed in which the differ ent parts shall correspond in proportion to present greater symmetry in the appearance of the article.

To this end my invention consists in providing the back with a receptacle to contain the bedclothes, and constructing it to be lowered without removing the sofa-bed, of which the seat forms the couch portion, from its po sition against the wall.

My invention further consists in providing means for sustaining the back in a vertical position when raised, and means for releasing it to permit it to be lowered in a forward direction from such position; and my invention still further consists in certain details of construction and combinations of parts, all as hereinafter particularly set forth.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a rear perspective view of a sofa-bed provided with my improvement, and showing the back in its vertical position after the bedclothes shall have been stored within the receptacle provided within it; Fig. 2, a similar View showing the back lowered and ready to receive the bedclothes; Fig. 8, a rear elevation of the same, having parts broken away to show the mechanism for sustaining the back when raised to a vertical position, and showing the mechanism whereby it is released when it is desired to lower the back from its vertical position; and Fig. 4, a perspective view of the mechanisms employed for the purpose of sustaining (No model.)

the back in its vertical position and for releasing it to permit it to be lowered from such position.

A is asofa-bed comprising the folding parts t and t', constructed to Operate in the usual manner.

B is the back, upholstered on its front side, and provided on its rear side with a receptacle, C, for the bedclothes. The back Bis hinged to the rear side of the frame ofthe sofabed in a manner to permit it to be lowered in a forward direction, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and is supported when raised to a vertical position upon the backward-projecting ends s and s of the frame and upon a projection, 1", extending backward from the rear portion of the frame. The under side of the frame of the back Bis provided with longitudinal recesses, q and q, into each of which a spring-lock, D, of ordinary construction is secured, and directly in line with the proj ecting bolt of each lock D, and secured upon the projection a" and upon the projecting end s of the frame of the sofa-bed are sockets, p, to receive the bolts when the back is raised to a vertical position, the bolts on being brought into contact with the sockets being forced back against the resistance of springs in the locks of usual construction, to permit the bolts to pass the edges of the upper surfaces of the sockets and cause them to enter the sockets by the recoil of the springs when they shall have cleared such edges. Both bolts of the locks D are adjusted to permit them to engage with the sockets p from the same side, in order that they may be released from such en gagement to allowthe back to be lowered by pulling upward upon a wire or cord, E, provided with a suitable handle, o, adj usted upon the inner side of one end of the frame of the back B, as shown in Fig. 3. Upon the rear end of each bolt, where it projects from its housing, a ring, u, is provided to afford means for connecting the bolts together by the cord or wire E,which extends from a ring, a, to the handle o around an intermediate pulley, m, suitably located.

To lower the back B, for the purpose of removing bedclothes contained within the receptacle C therein, the part t of the sofa-bed is unfolded, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings,

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and the back is lowered on releasing the bolts of the locks D from engagement with the sockets p,by pulling upward upon the handle o.

Straps Z, provided with buckles, are adjusted to the receptacle C to afford means for., holding the bed clothes within the receptacle when the back shall occupy its vertical position and, if desired, a curtain may be hung from the upper side of the receptacle C to lie underneath the straps Z and cover the bedclothes to protect them from dust and assistiu holding them in place. If preferred, a hinged cover or other suitable retaining device for the bedclothes may be provided, though the means shown are considered to be the simpler and more effective.

From the foregoing it will be seen not only that a conveniently-accessible receptacle for the bedclothes is provided, but that by increasing the width of the back to aord such receptacle the size of the back is caused to correspond with the couch portion of the sofa, thereby enhancing the appearance of the sofabed as an article of furniture.

It is obvious that access to the receptacle' could be had from the front side of the back of the sofa-bed by hinging the upholstered front of the back within the frame of the lat-- ter to permit it to be swung open in an up- Ward or downward direction to reach the receptacle. It is not absolutely necessary that the back shall rest upon the projections s and s', as it could be constructed to be supported between them, when the lower side of the back could extend below the top of the bed-frame a distance equal to the extent of projection of the parts s and .si without rendering it necessary to move the device to lower the back.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A sofa-bed in which the seat portion forms the bed and having its back provided with a receptacle for bedclothes and hinged at or near its lower end upon the frame, whereby it may be lowered to remove the bedclothes without moving the sofa-bed from a position against the wall, and raised to permit access to the bed, substantially as described.

2. In a sofabed, the back B, provided in its rear side lwith a receptacle, C, for bedclothes and hinged to the frame of the said sofa-bed, lock mechanism for sustaining the said back when raised to a vertical position, and a suitable handle connected with the said lock mechanism for releasing it to permit the said back to be lowered, substantially as described. I

8. The combination, with a sofa-bed, A, of a back, B, hinged to the frame of the said sofa-bed and suitably upholstered on its front side and provided in its rear side with a receptacle, C, for bedclothes, lock mechanism D, for sustaining the said back when raised to a vertical position, a suitable handle, 0, connected with the said lock mechanism for the purpose of releasing the same from its engagement with the said back to permit the said back to be lowered in a forward direction, and fastening means adjusted upon the said receptacle to sustain the said bedclothes within the same, substantially as described.

VILLIAM OTT.

In presence of- EDWARD Ti-roRrn, MAsoN BRoss. 

